468 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



Potato Club. 



Work in this group shows a good degree of interest. The 

 areas planted ranged from a minimum of one-eighth of an acre 

 to two acres. Seventy-six contestants made final reports. 

 Green Moimtain was the prevailing variety used, with a slight 

 sprinkling of Cobbler, Delaware, Snow Flake, Korcross, Snow, 

 Maine Snowball, Todd's Wonder and Mortgage Lifters. The 

 yields have all been reduced to the acre basis for the purpose 

 of easy comparison. Some noteworthy facts are shown in a 

 summary of the reports. The highest yield was secured by 

 Lawrence Estes of Windsor, amounting to 440 bushels per 

 acre. He did this at a profit of $313.20. His sample scored 

 80. His rating by the score card was 95.5, winning the first 

 prize which was a free trip to Washington. Other prize win- 

 ners were : second prize, Harold A. Cady, Windsor ; Isadore 

 Horin, Westminster ; and third prize, Harold L. Turner, ISTorth 

 Reading; Curtis U. Metcalf, Saugus Center; Robert R. Luce, 

 Plainfield; Edward O'Donnell, Oakham; Warren Hapgood, 

 Saxonville ; George A. Munson, Bisbees ; Vincent Dunn, Marl- 

 borough ; Harold Fairfield, Richmond ; Arthur Harriss, Abing- 

 ton ; Arnold Hale, Lee ; Walter W. Stevens, iNewburyport ; 

 Howard Estes, Windsor ; Allen G. Truran, Pittsfield ; Peter E. 

 Szymkiewicz, Brockton ; Ralph Estes, Windsor ; Spenser H. 

 Merriam, Westminster; Donald E. Sanderson, Haydenville, 

 and William C. Pierce, Jr., Lincoln. 



Some additional facts in regard to yields and profits may 

 be noted. The average yield of the 21 members to whom prizes 

 were awarded Avas 351,T bushels per acre. Their average profit 

 was $177.20. The highest yield was 440 bushels obtained by 

 Lawrence Estes. The peck sample receiving the highest score. 

 92, was gTown by Charles C. Wilson of Wan-en. 



City, Toavn and School Contests. 



Some effort has been made during the year to enlist a more 

 active co-operation in the club work on the part of municipali- 

 ties. The effort has met with success. Several toAvns and some 

 cities are awakening to the educational and economic advan- 

 tages of the garden work, and are coming to its support with 



